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The 2008 election for President of the United States will be the first such election in decades where no incumbent president or vice-president is running for the office. Therefore the nominations for both parties are considered to be fairly wide open.

Major contenders, Democratic Party: Senator Hilary Clinton, Senator Barak Obama.

Major contenders, Republican Party: Senator John McCain, Jr., Mayor Rudy Giuliani, Mitt Romney.

Contents 1 Major Issues 2 History of campaign 3 Recent Developments 4 See Also 5 External Links

[edit] Major Issues

The Iraq War emerged as a major issues, escpecially among US Senators who might have voted for the initial measure authorizing the use of force.

[edit] History of campaign

[edit] Recent Developments

In February 2007, Sen. Clinton accused Sen. Obama of condoning negative campagining, after critical remarks against Clinton by David Geffen.

[edit] See Also

Politics of the United States

[edit] External Links

[Clinton campaign website] [[Category:Politics of the United States]] [[Category:United States elections, 2008]]